CVE-2026-42887
Audiobookshelf: Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Login Page Custom Message
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.33.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Login Page due to improper sanitization of the authLoginCustomMessage field of the /api/auth-settings endpoint. An attacker with administrative privileges can inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript that will be rendered on the login page for all users. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Audiobookshelf: Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Login Page Custom Message
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.33.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Login Page due to improper sanitization of the authLoginCustomMessage field of the /api/auth-settings endpoint. An attacker with administrative privileges can inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript that will be rendered on the login page for all users. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-42887- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-29210
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.33.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Login Page due to improper sanitization of the authLoginCustomMessage field of the /api/auth-settings endpoint. An attacker with administrative privileges can inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript that will be rendered on the login page for all users. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-29210- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.33.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Login Page due to improper sanitization of the authLoginCustomMessage field of the /api/auth-settings endpoint. An attacker with administrative privileges can inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript that will be rendered on the login page for all users. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-42887- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Audiobookshelf: Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Login Page Custom Message
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.33.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Login Page due to improper sanitization of the authLoginCustomMessage field of the /api/auth-settings endpoint. An attacker with administrative privileges can inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript that will be rendered on the login page for all users. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-42887- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-42887 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.5) in Advplyr Audiobookshelf, published May 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.